Threads

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Our intention when we set out to make the CD was to produce something as near to our live performance as possible (although without Mikes bad jokes!)


The title track "Threads" won the BBC Radio Lincolnshire Folk song Competiton in 2003 and tells the story of a table cloth.
During the second world war, Gertrude Rose, wife of the then owner of Roses Engineering in Gainsborough-(makers of wrapping machinary for a well known chocolate manufacturer !)-used to invite the airman from the surrounding air bases for sunday tea as a break from the war.
While they were there she asked them to sign a table cloth which she later embroidered, signaturies include 'Bomber' Harris head of operations and S/leader Guy Gibson of Dambuster fame.
However, F/o Johnson also from the 617 Dambuster Squadron never visited Mrs Rose as he preferred to go and see his mother who lived in Gainsborough and it was not until 1995 when the table cloth was put on display in the Heritage Centre that he added his signature to those of many dead comrades.


Please feel free to download these song bites